George Hurrell

Hurrell's first important client was Ramon Novarro; his shot of the dashing star in courtly armor beside a white horse immediately marked the photographer as one who understood the fantasy that defined Hollywood. His real break, though, came when Novarro recommended him to Norma Shearer, then at the peak of her popularity. Shearer was trying to find a photographer to take some steamy snaps of her to convince her producer husband, Irving …